•  

Texas is Bitcoin Country with Will Cole

0
0
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/texas-is-bitcoin-country

Will Cole is Chief Product Officer at Unchained Capital. In this interview, we discuss Texas and Austin as ideological centres for Bitcoin, the undervalued importance of state sovereignty in the US, CBDCs being the greatest disaster for liberty and personal freedom, and toxicity on Twitter.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:46 Texas life: Gun, freedom, steak
00:13:09 Texas, Austin, & Bitcoin
00:24:47 State sovereignty in the US
00:36:58 CBDCs: the greatest disaster for liberty and personal freedom
00:52:16 Landing the message that CBDCs are dangerous
01:07:53 Can people be unified within Bitcoin?
01:13:40 Dealing with toxicity on Twitter; intersectionality in Bitcoin
01:26:26 Rock, paper, scissors; hold your own keys

WHERE TO FIND THE SHOW:
→ My website: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/
→ iTunes: https://apple.co/2OOlzVV
→ Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ygc4W1
→ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/2IQO8fX
→ SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/2CGSVQR
→ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3nyi9Ez
→ TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2ywystr

LISTEN TO OLD EPISODES:
→ By guest: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/guests/
→ By topic: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/topics/
→ Transcriptions: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/transcriptions/

SUPPORT THE SHOW:
→ https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/sponsorship/
→ Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/whatbitcoindid/
→ Subscribe on iTunes
→ Leave a review on iTunes
→ Share the show out with your friends and family on social media
→ Drop me a line on hello@whatbitcoindid.com

WHERE TO FOLLOW ME:
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/whatbitcoindid/
→ Medium: https://medium.com/@whatbitcoindid/
→ Instagram: http://instagram.com/whatbitcoindid/
→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatbitcoindid/
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/whatbitcoindidpodcast
→ Website: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/
→ Email list: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/subscribe/

LEARN ABOUT BITCOIN:
→ Step by Step Guide: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/beginners-guide
→ Training: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/training/
→ Resources: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/resources/

#Bitcoin #Finance #Economics

****

“What’s the end game? It is honestly to do less harm. Bitcoin doesn’t actually need politicians to make it succeed, it will succeed on its own merits; what would be helpful is to not have people actively attacking it and elongating the inevitable collapse of their own currencies, but also rise of Bitcoin as a global reserve currency.”
— Will Cole

Will Cole is Chief Product Officer at Unchained Capital. In this interview, we discuss Texas and Austin as ideological centres for Bitcoin, the undervalued importance of state sovereignty in the US, CBDCs being the greatest disaster for liberty and personal freedom, and toxicity on Twitter.

- - - -

Something is happening in Texas. It has always had an independent streak, rooted in its rich history. The state was born of revolution, and it was initially a republic in the mid 19th century before the Mexican-American War. That thirst for freedom is hard-wired into the Texan psyche. Now it is a beacon to Americans from other states seeking increasingly elusive sovereignty.

It is therefore not surprising then that Bitcoin has been adopted and fostered in Texas.

From very early in it’s history, a strong community of maximalists united and sought to safeguard Bitcoin in this part of the US. That effort is now starting to pay off. The strong affinity for Bitcoin by Texans has evolved such that the state is fast becoming the centre of groundbreaking efforts to integrate Bitcoin and energy grids.

The state is arguably spearheading a new adoption wave within the US that includes serious politicians. Could Texas take the next step and create the conditions to orange pill a nation?

Those Bitcoiners in the state aren’t waiting to find out. They’re moving at pace to help Texas and other states continue the outreach, policy drafting and technical buildout to realise the benefits of what is a keenly American innovation. They’re also keenly focused on the attack vectors on the horizon, be it CBDCs or divisions within the community.
No comments yet...
Log in to comment
0 0 0
2024-01-22

Follow The Money #5 - Lebanon, Life After the State

Lebanon's political and economic crisis, rooted in decades of mismanagement and corruption, reached …
0 0 0
2023-10-16

Follow The Money #4 - Argentina's Inflation Crisis

In the heart of South America, Argentina is gripped by an endless economic crisis. A prolonged histo…
0 0 0
2023-05-03

Escaping Hyperinflation in a Rolls Royce with Freddie New

SHOW NOTES: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/escaping-hyperinflation-in-a-rolls-royce Freddie…
0 0 0
2023-05-01

WBD Live in Bedford with Jeff Booth, James Lavish, Lawrence Lepard & Ben Arc

SHOW NOTES: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/wbd-live-in-bedford-booth-lavish-lepard-arc On t…
0 0 0
2023-04-29

Why Deflation is the Key to Abundance with Jeff Booth

SHOW NOTES: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/why-deflation-is-the-key-to-abundance Jeff Booth…
0 0 0
2023-04-27

Recession is Coming with James Lavish

SHOW NOTES: https://www.whatbitcoindid.com/podcast/recession-is-coming James Lavish is a Bitcoin ad…

What Bitcoin Did

Against many challenges, Bitcoin, the worlds first true cryptocurrency has survived for over a decad…

Log in to Follow

More episodes from What Bitcoin Did

Top Podcasts Top rated Podcasts